BY CALEB BINGHAM, A. M. Author of the Columbian Orater, Child Companion, &c. "TRAIN UP A CHYLD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO,-" The Thirty-fixth Edition. Published according to A& of Congress. BOSTON: PRINTED BY MANNING AND LORING, For the AUTHOR; and fold at his Book Store, No. 44, PREFACE. IN making felections for the following work, a preference has been given to the productions of American ge nius. The compiler, however, has not been wholly confined to America; but has extracted from approved writers of dif ferent ages and countries. Convinced of the impropriety of inftilling falfe notions into the minds of children, he has not given place to romantic fiction. Although moral effays have not been neglected; yet pleafing and interefting ftories, exemplifying moral virtues, were judged beft calculated to engage the attention and improve the heart. Tales of love have nos gained admiffion. The compiler pledges himself, that, while this book contains nothing offenfive to the most rigid moralift, neither a word nor a fentiment fhall be found, which would “raise a blush on the cheek of modefty." In the arrangement of pieces, the usual order has not been obferved. But with defign to render it more entertaining to chil dren, dialogues, orations, hiftorical anecdotes, &c. with the different kinds of reading in profe and verfe, are varioufty interfperfed through the whole work. For the conveniency of large claffes, the feveral pieces are divided into paragraphs of a moderate length; the utility of which, thofe converfant in the inftruction of youth will readily difcover. Inftructors are affured, that the inconveniency ari fing from the frequent alterations in the different editions of fchool-books will never be experienced in this. i: The compiler is far from wiping to establish the merits of this, by making objections to other performances. Improve ment has been his object. How far he has fucceeded, a can did public will decide. Boston, May, 1794.* HOX LIBRARY TRANSFER FROM LE |